Consultant to Lender's Agent for Yogurt Factory

The Commonwealth Dairy is building a 37,000 SF yogurt factory in Brattleboro, VT that is designed to process 50 million pounds of raw milk per year. Andrew worked as a consultant to the Lender's Agent (Rogers Management), conducting periodic progress inspections, reviewing requisition documentation, and writing reports.

Owner's Rep for New Transit Facility

Andrew teamed up with Steve Horton Construction Consulting to provide Owner's Representative services to Addison County Transit Resources. This regional public transportation service is planning and building a new facility for their rapidly-growing opreation. The building incorporates many aspects of high performance building.

Teaching BPI Certification Courses at Keene State College

The Building Performance Institute has emerged as one of the most respected and valued national certification organizations for energy auditors and building performance contractors. Andrew teaches intensive weeklong courses at Keene State College that culminate in the written and field tests for BPI's Buiding Analyst certification.

Project Manager for Walpole Town Hall Energy Retrofit

In the spring of 2009 Andrew wrote a grant proposal on behalf of the Town of Walpole's local energy committee, for retrofitting two town buidings. The proposal requested $42,000 to do modest but important upgrades. The grant-awarding committee (State of NH PUC/Sustainable Energy Division) was sufficiently impressed by the proposal to award a total of $138,000 for more extensive energy upgrades. Andrew managed the implementation of the work, and is tracking the savings in money, heating oil, and greenhouse gas emissions.

Lender's Agent for MA Housing Investment Corp (MHIC)

Public and private lending institutions often contract with independent consultants to help ensure the success of the projects they are underwriting. Andrew worked with Rogers Management on behalf of the MA Housing Investment Corp (MHIC) and other lenders to review and monitor urban renewal projects totaling several million dollars in downtown Greenfield, MA. The work includes plan review, cost assessment and monitoring, site visits, periodic progress reports, and approval of requisitions and change orders.

Teaching Green/High Performance Building

In 2009 Andrew teamed up with The Jordan Institute to teach a course to commercial construction professionals on green/high performance building. The participants were site supervisors and project managers from some of the more forward-thinking construction companies in NH. Feedback from the students was positive, and as Andrew always finds when he teaches, the experience was educational for him as well.

Managing the High Performance Renovation of a Barn into Living Space

After lifting the barn to put a new foundation under it, Andrew and his team focused on creating a highly-insulated, air-tight shell. To quantify their efforts, they tested the building with a blower door before and after insulating, with impressive results. The utility bills from the first year of occupancy have confirmed the energy efficiency and low operating costs of this building.

Consulting on Schematic Planning for New Building at Dartmouth College

Andrew was tapped by his friends and former colleagues at Bensonwood to help with the preliminary project management for the design and planning of a new 12,000 SF building at Dartmouth college. When the team completed the schematic design package, Dartmouth's senior project manager commented: "I want to reiterate how much we at Dartmouth appreciate the work that your team has done for us and how impressed we have been at your capabilities. Thanks for all of the hard work and for meeting our schedule needs. We have a great concept design and cost package for this presentation."